Tea Time in Darjeeling

After breakfast you will have a tour of one of the local tea plantations where the tea is still picked by hand and processed in small factories. Afterwards, you will be driven to the local train station where you will board the toy train to Darjeeling. The journey takes around three hours on a narrow trail with great views of the mountains and tea terraces along the way.

Darjeeling radiates serenity and calm; it is an island city surrounded by fresh green tea fields and from almost every hotel you have sweeping views of the surrounding countryside. The streets are narrow, steep and typically busy as usual in India, with dozens of ramshackle stalls selling anything and everything. you’ll find yourself encircled by snow-capped mountains, some reaching heights exceeding 8000metres (over 26,000 feet). The afternoon of your Darjeeling tours is very relaxed and you’re free to explore on your own for the rest of the day. The accommodation we have selected on this Darjeeling tours is in a peaceful, comfortable hotel with spacious rooms.

On the third day of your Darjeeling tours you will be up early to make it to the top of Tiger Hill before sunrise. From here, you’ll have a fantastic view of the first beams of sunshine appearing between the snow-capped Himalayas. As the morning mist disappears from the valley, the view will become even more amazing, you’ll then drive to the oldest Buddhist monastery in Darjeeling dating back to 1875. An english-speaking guide will accompany you through the grounds and explain the history of the building.

In the afternoon of this independent Darjeeling tours,you have free time to do as you wish. You could visit the museum about the history of climbing in the Himalayas, take a trip to the zoo with its rare red panda and snow leopard, or go to the Tibetan refugee centre, where exiled Tibetans make clothes and carpets from local wool.

 

After breakfast this morning, this Darjeeling tours comes to an end. Would you like to head deeper into Sikkim? If so, you could consider our Sikkim tours, which visits the towns of Gangtok and Kalimpong in the green foothills and the monasteries in the local area.

We can also offer you a 5-day trek through the lower slopes of the pristine Himalayas in our module Tibetan Temple Trek.

Alternatively after your Darjeeling tours, you can travel back to Kolkota (Calcutta) by train or plane. From Kolkata, you can take flights to other parts of Northern India or to South India, and we are happy to arrange these on your behalf. Just let us know your requirements via our quote request form, and we’ll make you a personal Travel Plan.